Blaine Municipal Airport
Defunct airport in Washington, United States
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Blaine Municipal Airport (IATA: BWS[2], FAA LID: 4W6) was a city-owned public-use airport, also known as Dierks Field, located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Blaine, a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.[1] It was closed on December 31, 2008.[3]
Blaine Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Blaine | ||||||||||
| Serves | Blaine, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°59′24″N 122°43′57″W | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Blaine Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covered an area of 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 14/32 with a 2,539 by 40 feet (774 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day, all general aviation. At that time, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% multi-engine.[1]
